Digital Resources

SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES--These are subscription databases availableonly on-site at the MdHS:

Early American Newspapers —searchable and browsable newspapers from 23 states and the District of Columbia from the 1690s to 1876, including such Maryland newspapers as the Baltimore Patriot, the Federal Intelligencer, and the Republican Star.

US Censuses, 1790-1930 —digitized images include all surviving US censuses. However, only 1790-1820, 1860-1870, 1890-1930 are currently searchable by name. For the other censuses, click on "Browse" on the menu bar across the top (just under the Census-Books-PERSI-Freedman's-Rev War line).

Freedman's Bank —records of this bank for African Americans in the post-Civil War period (1865-1874) often includes age, place of birth and residence, and family members' names. The Baltimore branch records include information on more than 17,000 depositors, while the Washington DC branch records include information on more than 22,000 depositors.

MdHS CATALOG AND COLLECTIONS WEBSITES - These MdHS sites are available from anywhere.

MdHS Online Catalog—includes books, pamphlets, current periodicals, and microfilm as well as entries for all processed manuscript collections and some photograph collections.

MdHS Library Collections—includes suggestions for finding different types of materials in the MdHS library and links to online finding aids. Much of this material is not in the MdHS Online Catalog.

FREE DATABASES AND WEBSITES

The databases and web sites listed below are free and are available from anywhere. The listing is intended only for informational purposes and is not an endorsement of these sites by the MdHS. The MdHS has no control over the content of non-MdHS sites.

Access to Archival Databases—from the National Archives. Includes more than 9 million enlistment records for World War II and records of more than 600,000 Irish who arrived in New York during the Irish Famine of 1846-1851, among other items.

Washington Post Archives (1877-present)—searchable for free, however, there is a fee to view an entire article as opposed to a summary.

Statistics

US Census Bureau—includes bicentennial edition of Historical Statistics of the United States and the annual volumes of Statistical Abstracts, 1878-present; presents information in pdf. Please do not save these files to MdHS computers.